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Ramsgate RNLI are currently working to keep the post-war steam tug Cervia afloat in Ramsgate harbour after she began to take on water.
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An RNLI spokesperson said the 320 ton vessel, built in 1946 as a seagoing tug for use as a fleet auxiliary, has a ‘large hole; that the crew has sandbagged. It is not yet known how this was caused.
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They added: ” There are two lifeboat pumps and those pumps are holding ingress at present.”
The Cervia has been in Ramsgate since 1983.
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We will keep you updated with progress.